Reborn as a foolish emperor, with rebels filling the court from the start. Xiao Jingxuan opens his eyes to find himself the most ridiculous emperor of the Great Zhou: he spends every day drinking and carousing while Regent Pei Yanzhao controls the government. More absurdly, half the officials in court are rebels, all hoping he will die soon so they can install a new emperor. No one knows that beneath this body lies a modern soul. Nor does anyone remember that the old case from three years ago, officially labeled “salt and iron corruption,” actually conceals the truth behind the late emperor's sudden death.
Xiao Jingxuan decides to play along, continuing to act insane and foolish while secretly focusing on a flaw in the case files. Every testimony points to a merchant who died long ago, yet tucked among the records is a rouge-stained note from the Drunken Moon Pavilion. His female official, Shen Qingwu, is the daughter of a loyal minister who was wrongfully executed. She has been hiding in the palace to take revenge, but unexpectedly discovers that this foolish emperor is secretly poring over the old case. The two go from testing each other to working together. With help from Liu Ruyan, the brothel owner, they uncover traces of Pei Yanzhao's fabricated evidence.
But Pei Yanzhao is no easy opponent. He sets one trap after another, forcing Xiao Jingxuan to “lose control” in court, then uses Zhao Wujiu to expose Shen Qingwu's identity. Xiao Jingxuan turns the tables, using Zhao Wujiu's guilt to make him his hidden agent in the court. Just when Pei Yanzhao thinks victory is assured, Xiao Jingxuan, with help from Imperial Academy scholar Zhou Huaijin, slams a sealed ledger onto the imperial desk on the anniversary of the late emperor's death, right before all the officials. It lists the names of every official involved in the “salt and iron case.”
The reckoning for old debts has only just begun.
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